Austria
Currency code:
Currency name:
Euro
Country name:
Austria
Capital:
Vienna
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
November 12, 1918
Independent from:
12 November 1918 republic proclaimed; notable earlier dates: 976 Margravate of Austria established; 17 September 1156 Duchy of Austria founded; 11 August 1804 Austrian Empire proclaimed
Total area:
83,871
Land area:
82,445
Water area:
1,426
Population:
8,221,646
Population note:
8,221,646 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
German
All languages:
German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Croatian (official in Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene, official in Carinthia, and Hungarian, official in Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census)
Time zone:
CET (UTC+01) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+43
Domain:
.at (.eu is also used.)